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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1999
Steven Holten, Houston, TX (US);
Balbir Singh, Media, PA (US);
David A Blythe, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Simon R Gainey, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);
Edward J O'Brien, East Hampton, NJ (US);
Uncle Ben's, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A boil-in-bag package for the storage and cooking of food items includes an elongated rectangular shaped bag having an inside and an outside wall, a closed top end and an open bottom end. A handle section is adjacent the top end of the bag section, with the handle section having an upper and a lower portion and a first and second side. The upper portion of the handle section includes an opening sized and shaped for receiving a lifting utensil. A sealing/release mechanism is positioned on the handle section and is configured to releaseably close the open bottom end of the elongated bag section contiguous with the handle section thereby forming a U-shaped package configured to allow a through-flow of fluid between the inside walls of the U-shaped package. The sealing/release mechanism is further configured to allow for the release of the open bottom end from the handle section without contacting the elongated bag section.